They are also intel savvy. They understood the propaganda value / intelligence tradeoff prior to publishing the first photo. AQI/ISIS have adapted and evolved

They are also intel savvy. They understood the propaganda value / intelligence tradeoff prior to publishing the first photo. AQI/ISIS have adapted and evolved from almost a decade of fighting the US military and intel orgs. They also had AQAP counterintel guys from Yemen advise them on counter-drone and other strategy.